Checkout counter scanner having multiple scanning surfaces
US5723852A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 5, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07G1/0045
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A bar code scanning system such as for use in retail checkout having a scanner housing; a plurality of surfaces facing a scan volume from different directions; and sets of pattern mirrors positioned adjacent the respective surfaces, the housing being positioned above the scan volume and containing one or more laser beam modules and/or a scanning mechanism for producing scanning beams which are routed to the pattern mirrors and out through the respective surfaces into the scan volume.
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